{"id":773,"date":"2019-12-09T01:32:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T01:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vertexture.org\/?page_id=773"},"modified":"2026-05-05T23:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:15:08","slug":"zispread","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vertexture.org\/?page_id=773","title":{"rendered":"ziSpread"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ziSpread <\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Compatible from Maya 2019 through current<\/em><\/p>\n

Windows, Linux, MacOS<\/em><\/p>\n

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This plug-in implements a smart algorithm for homogeneous edges distribution with a volume conservation. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Installation<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Please watch this <\/span>VIDEO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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To launch the tool<\/strong><\/p>\n

Load it with the plug-in manager then:<\/span><\/p>\n

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import zi_spread<\/span><\/p>\n

zi_spread.main()<\/span><\/p>\n

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PreserveUVs<\/strong> flag is not activated by default<\/span><\/p>\n

Display flag<\/strong> is activated by default<\/span><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s several boolean flags that can be specified with the context command<\/span><\/p>\n

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preserveUVs <\/strong>is not activated by default<\/span><\/p>\n

It significally reduces the performance of this tool. It allows the UVs modification while spreading the edges. It would help for UVed models.<\/span><\/p>\n

example:<\/span> cmds.setToolTo(cmds.ziSpreadContext(preserveUVs=False))<\/span><\/p>\n

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realtime <\/strong>is activated by default<\/span><\/p>\n

ziSpread is an iterative tool and refresh at any end of a loop. For more performance, you can deactivate that refresh.<\/span><\/p>\n

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cmds.setToolTo(cmds.ziSpreadContext(realtime=True))<\/span><\/p>\n

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display <\/strong>is activated by default<\/span><\/p>\n

This will draw an overlay on top of the edges. It wouldn\u2019t make sense to activate this flag while realtime is deactivated.<\/span><\/p>\n

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cmds.setToolTo(cmds.ziSpreadContext(display=True))<\/span><\/p>\n

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These flags can be specified in one command:<\/em><\/p>\n

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cmds.setToolTo(cmds.ziSpreadContext(preserveUVs=True, display=False, realtime=True))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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DISTRIBUTE EVENLY EDGES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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